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Inflation and Value redux: The events of 2022

 

Our main conclusions are:

  • Interest rates are likely to continue to rise, but they are probably ineffective against the supply side inflation pressures we are seeing at the moment
  • Inflation has increased due first to post-COVID stimulus, then due to the onset of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, and finally due to supply chain restrictions driven by the lock down of two of the world’s largest shipping ports (and China’s largest cities) in a bid to combat an outbreak of COVID.
  • Inflation commentary has moved from “transient” to “temporary” to “sticky” and is now approaching “entrenched” at a fast clip1.
  • Risk of a global recession has increased, but central banks are not uniform in this prediction. We are seeing many signs of slowing growth, while inflation is increasing. The risk of the dreaded “stagflation” is increasing (where prices rise but economic growth falters).
  • Value has performed very well during this period of uncertainty, which coincides with (but is not entirely driven by) higher inflation. Very expensive Growth stocks, hit both by slowing growth and by inability to source materials, have sold off significantly.
  • Value should continue to do well for some time (or Growth will do poorly), as the issues with supply of goods are unlikely to be resolved any time soon, and the knock-on impacts will take some time to filter through.

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